Oil-vaporizer for the lubrication of steam-cylinders.



F. 1.' MURRAY. OIL VAPORIZER FOR THE LUBRICATION 0F STEAM CYLINDERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. I0. 1913. y

Patented Apr. 11, 1916.

I Il THE COLUMBIA PLANOORAPH C0., WASHINGTON, D. C.

STA ES. PATENT 0F f FREDERICK J. MURRAY, or NATicLivrassAcHusnrTs.

To allwhom t may concer-a," i *Y Be itaknown that I, FREDERIQK J.MURRAY, residing at Natick, rin the county of Middlesex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Oil-Vaporizer for theLubrication of Steam-Cylinders, of which the following isapspecification.

i My Vinvention relates to avaporizer attached to the main steam pipesupplying steam to an engine cylinder receiving oil from a lubricatorand the objects of my improvement are the heating, breaking up,

and vaporization of the oil before it reaches the steam in the mainsteam pipe by the use of a steam jet which draws the-oil into thevaporizer, drives it against the closed end causing it to rebound andcollide with other` particles of steam and oil thus breaking up andallowing it to be fed close to the cylinder and insuring a betterdistribution of the oil at the valves and in the cylinder andconsequently reducing the consumption of oil. I attain these objects bythe mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing ink which- Y YFigure l 1s a generalV drawing showing i the position of the vaporizerin an oil f eed s stem. FiO. 2 is a vertical section throu hl thevaporizer. Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line l and 2. Fig. 4L is across section on the line 3 and 4. i

Similar letters refer to similar parts Referring to Fig. 1, A. `is asteam pipe supplying the lubricator and vaporizer with steam from themain steam pipe E. B is any lubricator suitable for lubricating steamengine cylinders. C is the oil pipe from the lubricator to the mainsteam pipe E.

D is the vaporizer connected to the steam` pipe A and oil pipe' C withthe end inserted in the main steam pipe E.

Referring to Figs. 2, 3, and 4 a is an elbow through which the steamenters the nozzle b drawing the oil through the elbow Z into the chamberc heating` and vaporizing it in c and f and forcing it against theclosed end and out through theholes h in the pipe f into the main steampipe E.

I claim:

1. In an oil` feeding system for a steam cylinder, a lubricating pipe,an atomizer comprising a'straight tubular casing adapted to extend intothe steam main, a steam pipe connected to and extending through the endof said casing and ending in a nozf oIL-vAPoRizER FOR .TH'ELRRICATIQN'or sl'rEAM-GYLINDERS. l.

y speieation of Lettersratent; l .l PatentedApI-(llg, ApplicationieaMarch 1o, 1913. seriaiimmea i tially asidescrib'edg 2.111 ang` oil'fe'edingsystem for ansteaml cylinder an-atomizer consisting of anatomizer casing adapted to extend into the steam main, a lubricant pipeconnected to said "casing and a VVsteam* pipe connected to andvextending through said casing and ending in a nozzle beyondV saidlubricant pipe connection substantially as described.

3. In an oil feeding system for a steam cylinder, an atomizer,comprising a tubular atomizer casing adapted to extend into thesteam-main, said projection into the main having its sides perforatedand end closed,

a lubricant pipe from a receptacle connectedV to the side of said casinganda steam pipe connected to, and extending into the end of said casing,ending in a nozzle beyond said lubricant pipe connection substantiallyas described.

In an oil feeding system for a steam cylinder a vaporizer attached tothe main steam pipe consisting of a straight tubularV chamber enlargedat vone end, the smaller end extending into said steam main having theunder side perforated andthe end closed; a lubricant Vpipe from areceptacle connected to the side of vsaid large chamber and a steam pipeconnected to and extending into the end and nearly through said .largerchamber and beyond the lubri cant pipe substantially vas described.

5. In a .system for feeding oil to the valves and cylinders of a steamengine the combination of (l) a lubricant receptacle (TB),V (2) alubricant pipe leading from the receptacle (C), (3) a steam pipe (A) and(et) an atomizer having a steam nozzle (bi) a closed end (g) and holes(h) extending into the steam main and connected to the `steam andlubricant 'pipes substantially as nected to the side of the larger endof said casing and a'steam pipe extending through the larger end of saidcasing and ending in a nozzleV beyond the lubricant -pipe for thepurposes'set forth substantially as described.

7. In an atomizer or vaporizer for lubrieating steam cylinders, thecombination of'k extending longitudinally into said larger end beyondthe lubricant pipe connection for the purposes set forth substantiallyas de-l scribed. A v8. In a system for feeding oil to the valves andcylinders of a steam engine, the combination in a straight tubularVaporizer casing having one end enlarged and c0nnected at the side to anoil pipe from a lubricant receptacle and the other closed and adapted toextend into the steam main With .a steam nozzle fed by a steam pipeextending longitudinally into said larger Vchamber and perforations inthe under side of the closed Aend of the casing inside the steam mainfor 4the purposes set forth substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

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Y Washington, D. C.

